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Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Image: McKinney ISD

You're looking at the world's longest friendship bracelet, finished in March by McKinney ISD elementary school students, teachers, staff, parents, and community members.

  • Completed over the course of four months, the bracelet is 852.19m (2,795 ft. 9 in.) long.

💭 If you can dream it... The Idea for the bracelet came from Korrie Lawson, vice president of academic enrichment with the school’s PTA.

  • "I just came up with this idea of like, ‘What if we just made a giant friendship bracelet? Well what if we set a record?’” she said. “And I just Googled it and was like, ‘Look there’s a record. Let’s break it.’”
  • “It just sounded so great, with all the divisiveness in society these days,” Korrie continued. “We just wanted something where everyone worked together with the thoughts (of) just kindness and friendship and community and just working off of all those themes.”
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